NBA All Time Points Leaders and Their Regular Season and Playoffs Stats

Michael Jordan #23
Michael Jordan #23

#1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Lew Alcindor playing for the Milwaukee Bucks
Lew Alcindor playing for the Milwaukee Bucks

Regular season points total: 38387

Playoffs points total: 5762

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Universally recognized as the greatest big man to ever play the game, Lew Alcindor was probably the last NBA player to be instantly the best player in the league from the second he stepped on court for his debut.

Not only does Kareem crush all traditional and advanced statistic metrics, he holds the record for most seasons with 6 or more win shares, and was never a member of a team with a record of less than .500 in the regular season.

Kareem won 6 out of 11 possible MVP trophies during his initial years in the league, capping off a number of those accolades with championship rings. His postseason points total would probably have been higher had he stayed in Milwaukee and helped the Bucks stay relevant, but his championship count would never have received the boost that he got while playing with the consensus GOAT point guard in Magic Johnson.

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